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Miniature and initial letter : manuscript, [12--]

Title
Miniature and initial letter : manuscript, [12--]
Place of Origin
Germany
Date
12uu
Language
Latin
Description
Extent: 1 item : vellum ; 17 x 13 cm.
Abstract
Miniature showing Christ in the water flanked by John the Baptist and an angel (recto) -- large initial letter "B" in interlaced work (verso).
Genre
art original
Manuscripts, Medieval-Germany-1200-1250.
Manuscripts, Medieval-Germany-1250-1300.
Notes
One leaf or fragment of a leaf from a manuscript.
Probably Saxon-Thuringian.
The miniature is drawn in tempera, pen and ink, with gold leaf. The initial letter is in gold leaf.
MS Typ 997. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
The Houghton Library accession number 90M-16 and former Fogg Art Museum accession number 1927.21 should no longer be used in referring to this item.
Also available in an electronic version.
Series
Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
Repository
Houghton Library, Harvard University

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